Towel

Museum number:
7-6633
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21070006633
Alternate number:
3993 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Damask Towel: White linen damask with diagonal rows of alternating formal design motifs. Each end bordered with 4⅝ inch border of heavier yarn in white, red and yellow making formal design of lotus buds and flowers facing away from a central band of red flowers on white. Damask. White linen, white and red yarn. Came to U.S. with 3992. Faded, small holes. One corner section (7 inches by 9 inches) torn out, mended. 38¼ inches by 20¾ inches.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Ireland
Culture or time period:
Irish
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Linen (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Dimensions:
length 38 inches and width 21 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Towel, accession number 7-6633, described as Damask Towel: White linen damask with diagonal rows of alternating formal design motifs. Each end bordered with 4⅝ inch border of heavier yarn in white, red and yellow making formal design of lotus buds and flowers facing away from a central band of red flowers on white. Damask. White linen, white and red yarn. Came to U.S. with 3992. Faded, small holes. One corner section (7 inches by 9 inches) torn out, mended. 38¼ inches by 20¾ inches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Towel, accession number 7-6633, described as Damask Towel: White linen damask with diagonal rows of alternating formal design motifs. Each end bordered with 4⅝ inch border of heavier yarn in white, red and yellow making formal design of lotus buds and flowers facing away from a central band of red flowers on white. Damask. White linen, white and red yarn. Came to U.S. with 3992. Faded, small holes. One corner section (7 inches by 9 inches) torn out, mended. 38¼ inches by 20¾ inches.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Towel, accession number 7-6633, described as Damask Towel: White linen damask with diagonal rows of alternating formal design motifs. Each end bordered with 4⅝ inch border of heavier yarn in white, red and yellow making formal design of lotus buds and flowers facing away from a central band of red flowers on white. Damask. White linen, white and red yarn. Came to U.S. with 3992. Faded, small holes. One corner section (7 inches by 9 inches) torn out, mended. 38¼ inches by 20¾ inches.

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